2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology, B.A.

General Education 41-42

Foundations Requirements 13

 
GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030 and COMM 1402: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution courses required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

 

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

HIST 1062, SOC 1000: GE Distribution courses required of all students.

SOC 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.

Select One GE Approved course from the areas below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

 
Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3-4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses 6

Take two 3000-4000 courses in Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science, Communication, ENG 3041 and other relevant disciplines with Coordinator approval.

Academic Major 36

All major courses, including the capstone course, requires a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 18

SOC 2000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

3

SOC 2050SOCIAL STATISTICS

3

SOC 2052METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

3

SOC 3050DEVELOPMENT OF SOC THEORY

3

SOC 3052QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

3

SOC 3053DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT

3

Major Electives 15

Select Five (5) Sociology courses; At least three (3) must be at the 3000-4000 level. The optional internship courses can be counted toward the Sociology electives.

SOC 3173 (Optional Internship course): Students can be approved for a maximum of one three credit internship which may be used to fulfill major elective requirement.

Major Capstone Course 3

 
SOC 4600SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY

3

SOC 4600: Requires a grade of C or better.

Free Electives 36-37

At least 50% must be at 3000/4000 level.

SOC 1996 Optional Freshman Research: Freshman may partner with faculty to earn on credit as a free elective, which may be taken up to two times.

SOC 3171 and SOC 3172 Optional Internships (1-2 credits): Students can be approved for a maximum of 3 credits which may fulfill free elective requirements. SOC 3171 and SOC 3172 are the only Sociology courses acceptable for use in the free electives area, in addition to SOC 1996.

Total Credit Hours: 120